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The Guard Post
Metro 2033

The Guard Post

Complete The Guard Post mission in Metro 2033. Find filters, ammo, and weapons while avoiding or eliminating guards.

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Complete The Guard Post mission in Metro 2033. Find filters, ammo, and weapons while avoiding or eliminating guards.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Go through the hole in the wall.
  2. 2
    Go to the left and proceed to the end of the tunnel.
  3. 3
    Enter the room on the right. You will find a dead lurker (a type of mutated creature) covered in arrows and throwing knives. A filter (used for breathing in toxic environments) is located in the red wall locker.
  4. 4
    Sneak up the stairs.
  5. 5
    The room on the left is where you met Ulman at the start of the level. Inside, there is a locker containing steel bearing ammo (ammunition for firearms).
  6. 6
    Enter the room with the headlamp on the floor. To the right, there is an empty bathroom.
  7. 7
    Sneak into the next room and knock out or kill the drunk individual sitting by the lamp. This drunk drops a customized Bastard (a type of rifle) and Duplet (a type of shotgun).
  8. 8
    The bathroom on the right contains a backpack with some ammo in the last stall.
  9. 9
    Proceed to the left into the large room. An armored guard is positioned by a column. Another guard is practicing with Throwing Knives. Near the campfire, one guard is sitting and another is sleeping. A guard patrols between the center tunnel and one of the side tunnels.
  10. 10
    Wait for the patrolling guard to walk into the center tunnel. Sneak behind him and knock out or kill the armored guard.
  11. 11
    Knock out or kill the next guard when he is in the center tunnel.
  12. 12
    Turn around and knock out or kill the guard practicing with the Throwing Knives.
  13. 13
    Knock out or kill the guard sitting by the campfire.
  14. 14
    Knock out or kill the sleeping guard.
  15. 15
    You can find a couple of incendiary grenades on top of the tall crates by the campfire.
  16. 16
    A backpack with ammo is located on the box next to the sitting guard.
  17. 17
    Throwing Knives are available at the target board.
  18. 18
    Enter the room to the left of the target board.
  19. 19
    Go down the steps to the floor hatch. Dropping down the floor hatch is a one-way trip.
  20. 20
    When you are ready, drop down into the tunnel.

Moral Gain:

  • You gain a Moral Point for listening to the drunk.
Tips
  • Wait for the patrolling guard to move into the center tunnel before attempting to take down the armored guard.
  • Utilize the center tunnel as cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) when eliminating guards.
  • The floor hatch leads to the next area and cannot be returned from.
  • Customized Bastard and Duplet (from the drunk).
  • Filters.
  • Steel bearing ammo.
  • Regular ammo.
  • Incendiary grenades.
  • Throwing Knives.

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